Once set up, users in the U.S., or anyone with Chrome set to U.S. English, can visit the Google homepage or open a new tab and give the "OK Google" command to search, schedule an alarm, or set a reminder.

Earlier this year, the company rolled out the "OK Google" option to beta users, and now it lands on the stable version. The feature is available now on Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome OS.

"If you've ever tried to cook and search t the same time—say, when your hands are covered in flour and you need to know how many ounces are in a cup—you know it can be tricky," software engineer Ji Adam Dou said in a February blog post.

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